diff --git a/src/lib/chess/utils.ts b/src/lib/chess/utils.ts
index ca00f08..c597548 100644
--- a/src/lib/chess/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chess/utils.ts
@@ -3,46 +3,41 @@ import { Piece } from "./types";
 // export function fen2array(fen: string): Int8Array<ArrayBuffer> {
 // }
 
+export const startFEN = "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0";
+const CHAR_TO_PIECE: Record<string, number> = {
+  "K": Piece.WHITE | Piece.KING,
+  "Q": Piece.WHITE | Piece.QUEEN,
+  "R": Piece.WHITE | Piece.ROOK,
+  "B": Piece.WHITE | Piece.BISHOP,
+  "N": Piece.WHITE | Piece.KNIGHT,
+  "P": Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN,
+  "k": Piece.BLACK | Piece.KING,
+  "q": Piece.BLACK | Piece.QUEEN,
+  "r": Piece.BLACK | Piece.ROOK,
+  "b": Piece.BLACK | Piece.BISHOP,
+  "n": Piece.BLACK | Piece.KNIGHT,
+  "p": Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN,
+};
 
 export class Board {
-  public board: Int8Array;
+  public board = new Int8Array(8 ** 2);
+  public details = {
+    turn: "w",
+    castling: {
+      white: { king: true, queen: true },
+      black: { king: true, queen: true },
+    },
+    enPassant: -1,
+    halfMove: 0,
+    fullMove: 0,
+  };
   constructor() {
-    const board = new Int8Array(8**2);
-    board[0] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.ROOK;
-    board[1] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.KNIGHT;
-    board[2] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.BISHOP;
-    board[3] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.QUEEN;
-    board[4] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.KING;
-    board[5] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.BISHOP;
-    board[6] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.KNIGHT;
-    board[7] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.ROOK;
-    board[8] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[9] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[10] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[11] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[12] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[13] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[14] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[15] = Piece.WHITE | Piece.PAWN;
+    this.loadFEN();
+  }
 
-    board[48] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[49] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[50] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[51] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[52] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[53] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[54] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[55] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.PAWN;
-    board[56] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.ROOK;
-    board[57] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.KNIGHT;
-    board[58] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.BISHOP;
-    board[59] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.QUEEN;
-    board[60] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.KING;
-    board[61] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.BISHOP;
-    board[62] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.KNIGHT;
-    board[63] = Piece.BLACK | Piece.ROOK;
-
-    this.board = board;
-    return this;
+  loadFEN(fen = startFEN) {
+    const [position, turn, castling, enPassant, halfMove, fullMove] = fen.split(" ");
+    
+    
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.ts b/src/routes/+layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3d1578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const ssr = false;
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 4225948..bd4c54e 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { Board } from "$lib/chess/utils";
+  import { Board, startFEN } from "$lib/chess/utils";
 
   const board = new Board();
   let showIndex = $state(false);
+  let fen = $state(startFEN);
 </script>
 
 <div class="grid grid-cols-8 gap-0 border-2">
@@ -10,14 +11,18 @@
     <div class="h-20 aspect-square flex justify-center items-center
       {index % 2 === Math.floor(index / 8) % 2 ? 'bg-orange-200 text-stone-800' : 'bg-amber-800 text-stone-200'}
     ">
-      {#if square}<img src="assets/{square}.svg" alt="{square}" class="h-16 aspect-square"/>{/if}
+      {#if square}<img src="assets/{square}.svg" alt="p{square}" class="h-16 aspect-square"/>{/if}
       {showIndex ? index : ''}
     </div>
   {/each}
 </div>
 <div>
-  <label>
+  <label class="block">
     show index
     <input type="checkbox" bind:checked={showIndex} />
   </label>
+  <label class="block">
+    fen:
+    <input type="text" onkeypress={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && board.loadFEN(fen)} bind:value={fen} />
+  </label>
 </div>
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